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Meanings of general secretary in English

Russian
первый секретарь
Portuguese
secretário-geral
Spanish
secretario general
Catalan
secretari general

Leader or chief officer of an organisation.

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Examples for "secretary general"
Examples for "secretary general"
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Among those who welcomed the resolution was UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon.
The Guardian
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Football's world governing body FIFA has suspended its secretary general Jerome Valcke.
Radio NZ
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Within the United Nations, Velasquez has the rank of assistant secretary general.
Reuters
4
But he will continue as its secretary general until the association's a.g.m.
The Irish Times
5
Tsige is secretary general of an exiled Ethiopian opposition movement, Ginbot 7.
The Guardian
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An aide jotted down the two main points made by the first secretary:
One minute to midnight: kennedy, khrushchev, and castro on the b...
2
He eventually rose to become first secretary and party boss in his state.
The Guardian
3
Gabriel Archer is a lawyer, and first secretary or recorder of the colony.
Pioneers of the Old South: A Chronicle of English Colonial Begin...
4
With the Chilean Ambassador was his wife and the first secretary.
The Irish Times
5
My colleague, the first secretary, was a far more interesting person.
Little Novels
Usage of general secretary in English
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Teachers' Union of Ireland general secretary Michael Gillespie said certainty is needed.
Independent.ie
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TUC general secretary Brendan Barber urged the government to support the idea.
The Guardian
3
Bunting is a former minister of national security and PNP general secretary.
Jamaica Observer
4
Michelle Stanistreet, the National Union of Journalists general secretary, echoed the concerns.
The Guardian
5
RDA general secretary Deborah Powell said some of the errors were serious.
Radio NZ
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Fianna Fail has named Mr Martin Macken as its new general secretary.
The Irish Times
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Four more, including the former Concacaf general secretary Chuck Blazer, pleaded guilty.
The Guardian
8
The Communications Workers' Union has appointed Mr Con Scanlon as general secretary.
The Irish Times
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To thunderous applause, INTO general secretary responded: We get it, Minister .
The Irish Times
10
He was not just a union general secretary, he had strong principles.
The Guardian
11
First Union assistant general secretary Louisa Jones marched with the bus drivers.
Radio NZ
12
From Dave Prentis, the Unison general secretary It was a great speech.
The Guardian
13
He and general secretary Errol Salihu were the campaigners the country needed.
BBC
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The motion was proposed by Steve Turner, assistant general secretary of Unite.
The Guardian
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Labour's general secretary Tim Barnett is with us in our Wellington studio.
Radio NZ
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Impact general secretary Shay Cody said a new framework or agreement was needed.
The Irish Times
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